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` APPLIUATION FILED iULY'11,1910

Patented Mar.1'8,1913.

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HOWARD H. HUMMEL, OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

PUNCH FOR LIMITING TRANSFER PRIVILEGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

Application led July 11, 1910. Serial No. 571,43@

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HowARD H. HUMMEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Punches for Limiting Transfer Privileges, of which the following is a specification.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a punch for indicating upona transfer or ticket the time limitation and direc tion at one operation, thereby greatly simplifying the work of the conductor, avoiding mistakes and at the same time insuring accuracy.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a punch simple in construction and easy of operation.

In carrying out my invention I make use of a transfer ticket upon which there are printed in any suitable order the different directions of the road or system of roads upon which transfers may be used, which transfer or ticket is to form the subject of a separate application.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a top view of the punch. Fig. 2 is a side view and partial section of the punch. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the lower die. Fig. 4 is a detached view of the dial and hour punch. Fig. 5 is a detached view of the minute punch. Fig. G is an underside view of the top or upper aw of the punch, showing the dial, hour and minute punches properly assembled. Fig. 7 is a view of a transfer or ticket which is to form the subject matter of a future application. Fig. 8 is a vertical section of the removable parts connected to the jaws.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing. y l

In the accompanying drawing, 1 represents the upper punch jaw and 2 the lower punch jaw, which jaws are pivoted together by means of the usual rivet or its equivalent, which jaws have suitable handles 4 and 5. For the purpose of normally spacing the upper and lower jaws apart and also the handles the spring 6 is provided, which is connected in the usual manner. To the lower jaw 2 is attached the die 7 by means of the screws 8 or their equivalents. The die 7 is provided with the dial aperture 9, which aperture is provided with twelve equally spaced inward project-ions and twelve alternating outward extending recesses, which outward extending recesses correspond with the hour positions on a clock dial. In the die 7 are formed two concentric rings of twelve equally spaced apertures 10 and 11 arranged opposite the twelve outward extending recesses of the dial apertures and radial thereto; the inner ring indicating the hours and the outer ring indicating the minutes in substantially the same manner as a clock dial. Beyond the concentric rings of hour and minute apertures is located the direction and noon aperture 12, which is located directly opposite and radial to one of the outward extended recesses 13 and on a radial line with one of the apertures 10 and one of the apertures 11.

The upper jaw 1 is provided with the central opening 14, which opening is provided with the annular notched flange 15, which notched iiange is for the purpose hereinafter described. In the opening 14 is located the ring 14, which ring is provided upon its underside with the shoulder 1G,

which shoulder is so arranged that it will rest upon the flange 15. The ring 14 is preferably provided with the reduced portion 17, which reduced portion lies in the opening bounded by the flange 15. To the ring 14 is attached in any convenient and well known manner the minute die or punch 18, which die or punch is for the purpose of punching the minute aperture 19 in the transfer or ticket 20. Vithin the opening 14 is also located the head or disk 21 which head or disk is provided upon its underside with an extension or flange 22 formed of a size and shape to correspond substantially with the opening 23 in the ring 1G and when the head 21 and the ring 1G are placed in the jaw 1 they are located substantially as shown in Fig. 2.

To the bottom or underside of the head 21 or more specifically the flange 22 are attached the dial punch 24 and the hour punch 25, said dial punch being provided with alternating ribs and recesses corresponding in number, shape and. size with the inward projections and outward extending recesses formed in the aperture 9 of the lower die 7. It will be understood that the dial punch 24 should be so located that it will register with the aperture 9 and enter said aperture when the jaws are brought together thereby cutting from the transfer the aperture 26,

It. will be understoodthat the hour punch 25 and the minute punch 18 must register with one of the proper hourand minute apertures 10 and 11 in the lower die` 7 so that when the jaws 1 and 2 are brought together the hour and minute apertures 27 and 19 will be punched in the transfer or ticket 20 as best illustrated in Fig. 7.

It will be understood that the ring 16 and the head 21 should be held in Xed adjust ment with reference ,to each other and with reference to the upper jaw, and for the purpose of so holding said parts the grooves or slots 29 are formed in the wall of the central opening 14, which grooves or slots receive the pins 30 and 31, which pins are connected to the ring 16 and the head 21 respectively. The slots 29 are equally spaced from each other and are twelve in number corresponding with the hour positions on a clock dial. It will be understood that the positions of the ring 16 and the head 21 must be changed from time to time for the proper marking or indicating the time upon the transfer and in order to provide for thus proper marking or punching the transfer the ring 16 and the head 21 are set to punch the proper time by being removed from the upper jaw and brought into the proper position. This working being done by the conductor starting out on a run or by any other person having charge of the punches.

The pins 30 and 31 are so arranged that when they are placed in the slots 29 the punches 18 and 25 will register with the proper aperture in the die 7, thereby preventing the non-registration of the punches with the apertures regardless of the time setting of the transfer punch.

For the purpose of stripping the transfer od of the punches after they have been properly punched the stripper plate 32 is provided, which stripper plate is spaced a short distance from the die 7 and is connected to the upper jaw 2 by means of the screw 33 or its equivalents. It will be understood that the stripper plate 32 must be provided with apertures arranged the same as the apertures in the lower dies 7, but for the purpose of providing proper clearance that should be somewhat larger. For the purpose of protecting and holding the ring 16 and the head 21 together with the dierent parts carried thereby the cap 34 is provided, which cap is provided with the internal screw threaded flange 35, which is connected to the screw threaded flange 36 formed integral with the upper aw. It will however be understood that other means may be employed for holding the cap as it is immaterial as to how the cap is held in position its only purpose being to protect and hold the movable parts carried by the upper jaw.

The device illustrated in the drawing is set to punch the transfer timed 6 :30 oclock either P. M. or A. M., shown punched A. M. The aperture 37 punched in the dark surface indicates P. M. whereas if said aperture was located in the white surface it would indicate A. M. This aperture also indicates the direction as in the figure, Cleveland avenue, which indicates the street, which punching validates the transfer for Cleveland avenue. The aperture 37 also serves the purpose of properly reading the time upon the transfer. The transfer shown in Fig. 7 is punched for 6 :30 oclock p. m. and the conductor would read said transfer as follows: Looking at the aperture 37 and glancing to the aperture 26 the point in the aperture in direct alinement with the aperture 37 indicates 12:00 oclock and directly opposite from the 12:00

. oclock mark would indicate 6:00 oclock so that the aperture 27 would indicate 6:00 oclock and the aperture 19 which is the minute aperture 6:30 oelock. Assuming that it was desired to punch the transfer to read 6:35 instead of 6:30 the ring 16 would be adjusted with reference to the upper jaw so as to bring the punch 1S to the left one projection or notch. By this arrangement any hour can be indicated by adjusting the head 21 and any minute the multiple of tive can be indicated by adjusting the ring 16, said head and ring being held in the proper adjustment by the pins 30 and 31 and the slots 29.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a punch of the class described, jaws provided with operating handles, one of said jaws provided with a die, said die provided with dial, hour and minute apertures, the minute and hour apertures located in two concentric circles, the upper jaw of the punch provided with a central opening, a ring connected tothe upper jaw and a head carried by said upper jaw, said ring and head rotatably connected to the upper jaw and provided with dial, hour and minute punches and means for holding the ring and head against rotation, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a punch of the class described, jaws provided with operating handles, one of said jaws provided with a die, said die provided with dial, hour and minute apertures, the minute and hour apertures located in two concentric circles, the upper jaw of the punch provided with a central opening, a ring connected to the upper jaw and a head carried by said upper jaw, said ring and head independently rotatably connected to the upper jaw and provided with dial, hour and minute punches and means for holding the ring and head against rotation, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a punch of the class described, jaws pivotally connected together, one of said jaws provided with a die plate having apertures, one of the apertures provided with twelve outwardly extending lrecesses and inwardly extending ribs respectively, twelve hour and minute apertures located concentrically with the aperture provided with the ribs and recesses, the other jaw privided with punches, said punches adapted to reg ister with the aperture in the die provided with the ribs and recesses and the remaining punches adapted to register with predetermined hour and minute apertures, said lower die provided with an aperture spaced beyond the minute apertures and a punch adapted to register with said last mentioned aperture, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. In a punch of the class described, jaws pivotally connected together and provided with operating handles, one of said jaws provided with a die plate having a series of apertures, one of said apertures provided with inwardly extending ribs and intervening recesses, a ring carried by one ot the jaws, said ring provided with a punch, a head located concentrically with the ring, said head provided with a punch, corresponding substantially in shape and size with the aperture having the ribs and intervening recesses and punches, one of said punches adapted to indicate the hour and the other to indicate the destination and noon, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a punch of the class described, the combination of jaws pivoted together, one of said jaws provided with independently adjustable members, said members provided with punches, a die plate provided with a series of apertures, one of said apertures adapted to represent the hour numbers of a clock dial and a series of hour and minute apertures located concentrically with the the punches on said ring and head adapted to enter predetermined apertures in the die plate and a stripper plate spaced from the die plate, said stripper plate provided with apertures corresponding in number and size' with the aperture in the die plate, said apertures and punches adapted to perforate a street car transfer slip, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. In a punch of the class described, the combination of jaws pivoted together, one of said jaws provided with a central opening, a punch ring and a punch head located in the central opening, the other jaw provided with a die plate having a series of apertures, the punches adapted to enter predetermined apertures in the die plate and a stripper plate spaced from the die plate, Said stripper plate provided with apertures corresponding in number and size with t-he apertures in the die plate, and a cap detachw ably connected to the aw provided with the central opening, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

HOWARD H. HUMMEL.

Witnesses:

J. H. BISHOP, SYLVIA BORON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

